The Catlins Coast Rally is getting a makeover this year, with the introduction of new stages on roads that have not been used before, as the event approaches its 20th anniversary. Organising committee chairman Roger Laird, who has extra du; Read More
As far as dream motorsport weekends go, Invercargill’s Brendon Leitch takes the cake for having the ultimate double drive duty today and tomorrow. He will be driving a Huracan in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia as well as driving in the ; Read More
Some of the country's most popular cars could be banned from being imported under a proposed new road safety strategy. A report obtained by RNZ shows the government will consider preventing cars that have a poor safety rating ; Read More
Highlands Motorsport Park and Hampton Downs owner Tony Quinn has drifter ‘‘Mad Mike’’ Whiddett to thank for his invitation to this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed from July 4-7. Whiddett has been one of the stars of t; Read More
Supercars driver Scott McLaughlin had the ultimate 12-month zero-to-hero career trajectory, when he missed out on the 2017 Australian championship, before winning it a year later. The Kiwi star is about to embark on a t; Read More
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class has had a mid-life makeover, writes David Thomson. What’s new?A substantive mid-life makeover has been the order of the day for the current Mercedes-Benz C-Class, five years; Read More
Dunedin's Chris Henderson has found the perfect way to get a little circuit racing practice before the South Island Endurance Series (SIES) gets under way — drive in the North Island equivalent of the series. After Henderson held off Chris; Read More
Trying to wrestle a rally car with an injured thumb is less than ideal, although that was the situation Queenstown’s Mike Sheehan was faced with last Sunday. Determined to minimise the damage to his class lead in the FIA Group N 2WD catego; Read More
Highly successful, United Kingdom-based, Dunedin-born motorsport team principal Dick Bennetts was inducted to MotorSport New Zealand’s wall of fame at the annual awards night last weekend. Bennetts (72) founded West Surrey Racing (WSR) in ; Read More
Seeing Scottish driving phenomenon Colin McRae rounding a corner at a New Zealand rally in 1993 had a profound effect on a then 12-year-old Mike Sheehan. ‘‘I can still remember him coming around the right-hander. What he did in those three; Read More
